Eilean Mhic Chrion
#5910 among destinations in the United Kingdom
Facts and practical information
Eilean Mhic Chrion is a tidal island sheltering Ardfern in Loch Craignish, Scotland. ()
ScotlandUnited Kingdom
Eilean Mhic Chrion – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Carnasserie Castle, Kilmartin Glen, Temple Wood, Ballymeanoch.
Vernacular architecture, Forts and castlesCarnasserie Castle, Kilmartin
70 min walk • Carnasserie Castle is a ruined 16th-century tower house, noted for its unusual plan and renaissance detailing. It is located around 2 kilometres north of Kilmartin, in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland, at grid reference NM837009.
Archaeological siteKilmartin Glen, Kilmartin
87 min walk • Kilmartin Glen is an area in Argyll north of Knapdale. It has the most important concentration of Neolithic and Bronze Age remains in mainland Scotland. The glen is located between Oban and Lochgilphead, surrounding the village of Kilmartin.
Prehistoric siteTemple Wood, Kilmartin
96 min walk • Temple Wood is an ancient site located in Kilmartin Glen, near Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland. The site includes two circles. The southern circle contains a ring of 13 standing stones about 12 metres in diameter. In the past it may have had 22 stones.
Archaeological site, RuinsBallymeanoch, Kilmartin
121 min walk • Ballymeanoch is a complex of neolithic structures located in Kilmartin Glen, Scotland. It includes an avenue of two rows of standing stones with 4 and 2 stones each, a stone circle, and a henge with a small burial cairn.
Archaeological site, CafeKilmartin Stones, Kilmartin
88 min walk • The Kilmartin Stones are a collection of 79 ancient graveslabs at Kilmartin parish church in the village of Kilmartin, Argyll, Scotland, about 30 km due south of Oban.
Vernacular architecture, Forts and castlesKilmartin Castle, Kilmartin
86 min walk • Kilmartin Castle is a 16th-century Z-plan tower house castle at Kilmartin, Scotland. Built by the Rector of Kilmartin and later owned by Clan Campbell. It was restored and refurbished as a bed and breakfast in the 1990s.
IslandLuing
142 min walk • One of the island's most iconic landmarks is the Atlantic Bridge, a stunning feat of engineering that connects Luing to the nearby island of Seil. Visitors can stroll along the bridge and take in the panoramic views of the surrounding sea and rugged coastline, making...
Forts and castlesCraignish Castle
59 min walk • Craignish Castle is located on the Craignish peninsula in Argyll, western Scotland. The present castle includes a 16th-century tower, the seat of the Campbell family of Craignish and Jura.
Reportedly haunted, Forts and castlesDuntrune Castle, Crinan, Argyll
127 min walk • Duntrune Castle is located on the north side of Loch Crinan and across from the village of Crinan in Argyll, Scotland. It is thought to be the oldest continuously occupied castle on mainland Scotland. The castle is a category B listed building.
IslandShuna, Slate Islands
97 min walk • Shuna is one of the Slate Islands lying east of Luing on the west coast of Scotland.
IslandEilean Rìgh
25 min walk • Eilean Rìgh is an island in the Inner Hebrides of the west coast of Scotland. It lies in Loch Craignish, about 300 metres off the Argyll coastline. The name is Gaelic for "King's Island", although which royal is not known.
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